Sabotage Squad
Seen it?1942 | 60 min | Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans. If you loved Strangers on a Train or Dick Tracy, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
A police lieutenant and a patriotic professional gambler, rivals in life and love, combine efforts to corner a gang of Nazi saboteurs operating out of a barber shop, in which their mutual girlfriend works, and unmask its secret leader.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lew Landers
- Bruce BennettLieutenant John Cronin
- Kay HarrisEdith Cassell
- Edward NorrisEddie Miller
- Sidney BlackmerCarlyle Harrison
- George McKayCharles 'Chuck' Brown
- John TyrrellJohn Fuller
- Don BeddoePolice Inspector Hanley
- Robert Emmett KeaneMr. Conrad
- Lester DorrMiddle Barber [script name: Harry]
- Eddie LaughtonGeorge, end barber [script name only: Felix]